1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CARTER COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 305 308 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 589 372 1 619 482 Average size of farm .......acres.. 5 211 5 258 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 591 692 460 675 Average per acre .........dollars.. 107 88 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 321 57 186 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 6 6 50 to 179 acres ..................... 9 9 180 to 499 acres .................... 16 21 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 247 242 Total cropland .................farms.. 244 254 acres.. 244 923 219 869 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 225 218 acres.. 125 770 89 170 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 19 acres.. 4 755 6 328 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 991 23 264 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 494 75 533 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 739 3 453 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 251 19 811 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 28 43 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 10 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 36 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 54 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 60 67 $100,000 or more .................... 97 86 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 762 17 327 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 071 56 256 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 249 261 Other ............................... 56 47 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 115 105 200 days or more ................... 49 44 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 249 235 number.. 59 356 51 324 Beef cows ..................farms.. 238 229 number.. 38 439 32 033 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 36 number.. 47 62 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 252 236 number.. 39 262 29 698 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 12 number.. 875 1 115 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 11 number.. 1 809 1 510 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 90 125 number.. 59 292 94 474 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 23 number.. 349 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 77 79 acres.. 38 549 35 222 bushels.. 870 022 1 032 568 Barley for grain..............farms.. 16 34 acres.. 2 884 4 102 bushels.. 106 263 143 358 Oats for grain................farms.. 14 33 acres.. 1 001 2 471 bushels.. 32 770 102 876 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 212 198 acres.. 85 542 49 783 tons, dry.. 79 705 44 530 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.